[4/6/2011] Bob and Ray Tonight: Barry Campbell talks about his opening (and closing) night (continued)
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As the previous poster of this photo points out, this isn't so much Bob and Ray as Ray and Bob.FROM THE TWO AND ONLY, BARRY CAMPBELL TALKS ABOUT HIS BROADWAY OPENING (AND CLOSING) NIGHT
From the Original Broadway Cast Album of Bob and Ray: The Two and Only (Columbia Records, 1970)
PREVIOUSLY in BOB AND RAY TONIGHT
SUNDAY: The Two and Only: Overture; Wally Ballou (Bob) and Hector Lassie (Ray); Introductory remarks; Wally covers a fast-breaking cranberry story in Times Square -- meet Floyd Smith the cranberry man (Ray)
Video clip: Bob and Ray appear with a young David Letterman, part 1
MONDAY: World's largest living lizard . . . some kind of lizard? (Komodo dragon expert, plus Gabe Preston calls in from Washington with breaking news)
Video clip: Part 2 of the Letterman appearance
TUESDAY: "Most Beautiful Face" (plus Gabe Preston tries again)
Video clip: First half of a 1952 outing of the 15-minute NBC TV Bob and Ray Show
RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE POST
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posted by KenInNY @ 9:00 PM
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Ken, thanks for posting this, and the whole great series of comic writers and performers. Keep em coming.
I was born a Bob & Ray fan... And I was incredibly lucky to see them perform live, just one time (unless you count seeing Ray in a bookstore once), doing this show on Broadway.
It so happened that I went with a friend who has the craziest and most infectious laugh you ever heard. And when he loses it, he really loses it.
He lost it.
It was during this very routine, the Barry Campbell interview, right when Ray is talking about stumbling across the stage at the "Tender T-Bone" premiere. I believe the exact moment was when Ray intoned the words "scattuh rug."
Something about this sent my friend Michael over the edge, into a fit of hysterical shrieking laughter, so loony that people in the audience started laughed at his laughing.
We happened to be sitting in the front row of the balcony, right in the middle, totally conspicuous. Not only did people in the balcony look in our direction — people in the orchestra turned around and looked up. And Bob and Ray stopped talking, turned our way, and stared too. As you would expect, they even stared funny.
Of couse, this made Michael go off even more than before, howling, braying, gasping for air, generally plotzing.
Sitting next to him, it seemed to go on forever. But at long last he finally caught his breath... the audience calmed down... Bob and Ray stopped giving him the eye... and they went on with the scene.
Of course Bob and Ray kept on being hilarious — so I kept expecting Michael to go off again at any time. Fortunately, he was able to control himself for the rest of the show. More likely, he was just too bushed.
What a great story, Woid! I'll bet even Bob and Ray remembered that performance.
Cheers,
Ken
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